Dynamite Mine Explosion Bonus Ways

Go on a reel quest for precious gems and shiny diamonds on the slot from High Flyer Games powered by Relax Gaming. Dynamite Mine Explosion features their proprietary Bonus Ways engine that will take you on an exhilarating underground ride across six dynamic reels with up to 262,144 ways to win. Exploding dynamite bundles will expand the game area and add wilds or gems for bigger wins while cascading symbols will keep your digging tour going. Enter the free spins for a gem explosion that could lead to wins of up to 12,160 times your bet.

Update 7th October 2020: The game is available as an exclusive pre-release at Videoslots Casino. It will go global on 14th October 2020.

Slot Details

Dynamite Mine Explosion Bonus Ways is a cascading video slot with six dynamic reels, 3 to 8 rows and up to 262,144 ways to win. Pays are awarded for two to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right only. You can dig for precious gems on desktop, tablet or mobile from 0.20 to 20 credits per spin. The game has medium to high volatility (3-4/5) with an RTP of 96.46% and a hit frequency of 29%.

The entrance into the mine with a meandering creek in the background serves as the background to the large game window. The pay symbols are held on stone blocks that will explode when part of a winning combo, letting new blocks tumble down. Various gems and shiny diamonds dominate on the reels while a pacey EDM soundtrack mixed with country elements keeps things lively at all times.

The pay symbols start at the low end with card royals from 9 through to A, awarding 0.75x to 1.25x your bet for a single six of a kind. They are followed by yellow, blue, pink and green gems as well as shiny diamonds. Hit six across the reels to win 1.75x to 15x your stake. A gold nugget is the wild symbol, appearing on reels two to five and substituting for all regular pay symbols. A minecart is the scatter while a bundle of dynamite serves as the expansion symbol.

Dynamite Mine Explosion Bonus Ways Slot Features

And here we go again! We have yet another developer creating a slot mechanic with dynamic reels and cascading symbols. This time it is Sydney-based High Flyer Games who assisted by partner Relax Gaming are trying to woe players with a game engine they called Bonus Ways. It is somewhat different from the standard Megaways engine but effectively is doing the same thing, dynamically expanding the reel height by adding more symbols to the reels. Reason enough to take a closer look how that works out on Diamond Mine Explosion.

Every spin sequence starts in the default 6×3 format with 729 ways to win. Two mechanics are at the core of the gameplay that will expand the grid up to a 6×8 size with 262,144 ways. Dynamite bundles can land on all reels and will activate the Bonus Ways feature that will see them explode before any wins are evaluated. It will reveal a random pay symbol hidden behind it and also add 1-3 symbols to the reel it landed on, thus increasing the number of ways to win. The maximum height peaks at eight symbols.

Scoring any win will trigger the cascading symbol mechanic irrespective of whether any dynamite bundles have landed on the reels. All symbols that are part of a combo will shatter to make room for new ones to cascade into the empty spaces. The process will continue as long as new wins occur after a tumble. Dynamite bundles can land repeatedly within a single spin sequence until the grid is fully expanded.

Having three, four, five or six nugget scatters in view at the end of a spin sequence will award 10, 15, 20 and 25 Free Spins respectively as well as a coin win worth 5x, 10x, 50x and 100x your total bet. During the feature, more dynamite bundles are added to the reels. Each landing will guarantee an extra prize in addition to the usual reel expansion.

• Dynamite Bundles on reels 2 to 5: Add one to three wilds to the reel
• Dynamite Bundles on reels 1 and 6: Award between +1 and +9 free spins on each occasion.

Final Verdict

Considering the popularity of the dynamic reels concept that made Megaways the biggest hit in iGaming over the last few years, it is only understandable to see others trying to jump on the bandwagon. Some sign up for a licence from Big Time Gaming while others like High Flyer Games go to great length to develop their own mechanic. Only time will tell whether Bonus Ways will have an impact in the casino community but I thoroughly enjoyed my few hours of test runs and will also give it a few spins for real money.

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